Improvement in seed-planters



No. 28,909. 'Patented June 26, 1860.

UNITED STATES FFICE.

ATENT HERVEY SLOAN, OF FRANKLIN, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-PLANTERS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, HERVEY SLOAN, of Franklin, in the county of Johnsonand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsinSeed-Planters; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, in which Figure 1 is a plan view; Fig. 2, a side eleration,andFig. 3 a perspective, ofthe two long seed-boxes, showing by whatmeans their slides are connected.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination and arrangementof such devices, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill, now describe its construction and operation.

D represents a triangular shaped frame, which is provided on bothsideswith three or more discharge-spouts, g g g.

' A A represent'two seed-boxes, which rest upon each wing of the frame,as seen in Fig. 1. B B are also two seed-boxes, and are located beneathA A onthe inner sides of the frame D.

A is also a seed-box, situated near the apex of said frame. Each ofthese five seed-boxes is provided with slides for the purpose ofdischarging the grain in a manner which will be more fully seenhereinafter.

d representsa cross-head secured to the slide of seed-box A.

i t are links which connect the cross-head d to the slides of seed-boxesA A. c 0 are two bars which connect the opposite end of the slides inboxes A A to the slides in boxes B B. It should be observed that theslides in boxes A A are provided on their bottom, at each end, withthree slots, and also three in their middle. The slide in box A is alsoprovided with three slots in its center, while those in boxes B B aremerely crossed-ribbed. on their bottoms. Said boxes B B are designedmore especially for grass-seeds, and should have a row of small holesperforated in their bottoms for the discharge of such seed. The boxes AA A should be provided with apertures just beneath the slots in theirslides.

F represents a gear-frame. which is hinged to ears h h by means of therod 0.

G is the main or driving wheel, and 7a a spurgear wheel, both of whichare secured to the same shaft, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

fis a smaller cog-wheel, and so arranged that it can be thrown out ofgear by means of the lever a.

a represents a pitman or driving-rod, which is connected at one end withthe slide in seedbox A and at the other with cog-wheel b by means of asmall crank.

m is a lever, pivoted near the top of one of the uprights p p ofgear-frame F.

00 is a 'chain or cord secured to the main frame, as seen in Fig. 2.

q is a rack for the purpose of holding the lever m at any desiredposition. The cord 00 is hookedto one end of lever m, and by placing thelever in the rack and raising it up the machine may be elevated. Byunhooking the chain or cord from the end of the lever the ma chine isagain lowered.

It must be observed that the seed-slides in motion to the slides inboxes B B by means of the bars 0 0. Thus may three distinct operationsbecarried on simultaneously by the same machine without any additionallabor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The arrangement of theseed-boxes A A A, which are provided with three slides connectedtogether and to a pitman or drivingrod (1 by means of a cross-head, d,substantiaily as and for the purpose herein specified.

2. The arrangement of the seed-boxes A A and B B in the relativeposition seen, their boxes are placed, when thesame are arrangedseed-slides being connected together by the substantially as and for thepurpose herein bars 0 0, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

specified. HERVEY SLOAN.

3. The combination of the gear-frame F, Witnesses: provided with leversm and n and chains or DAVID ALEXANDER,

cords 19, with the frame upon which the seed- THoMAs D. ALEXANDER..

